The 15 Best Orsay Museum Tours in Paris

1.Paris in a Day: Louvre or Orsay, Eiffel Tower, City Walk & Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,956 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $157Our pick

Spend about nine hours with an English-speaking guide and a maximum of 16 people. Ride the metro, explore Montmartre and Île de la Cité, tour the Louvre or Orsay, see the Eiffel Tower, and finish with a flexible Seine cruise. Guides such as Adam, Antoine, Simon, and Claire are known for lively storytelling.

“Sara was an excellent tour guide. She had a lot of knowledge on all the places we went and made it fun and interesting. She made sure none of the group fell behind or got lost during the tour. I would definitely recommend taking this tour!”

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2.Musée d’Orsay Entry Ticket and Seine River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,344 reviews · 1 day · from $49

Visit Musée d’Orsay at your own pace, then take a one-hour Bateaux Parisiens cruise from the Eiffel Tower. Your museum ticket is dated, while the boat ride offers flexible boarding and audio commentary in 14 languages. Bring headphones and allow extra time for security lines.

“Great combo activity! It was super easy to get into the museum, and then the boat ride was a lovely thing to do later in the day.”

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3.Musée d’Orsay Skip-the-Line Tour with Expert Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,145 reviews · 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $67

Spend about 1 hour 45 minutes at the Musée d’Orsay with an English-speaking art expert and a small group of up to 20 people. Learn how Monet, Manet, Renoir, Degas, and Van Gogh changed painting, then stay inside to explore more at your own pace.

“Very knowledgeable guide. Took us to the highlights in the museum and answered all of our questions. Great for an introduction to the museum.”

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4.Musée d’Orsay Skip-the-Line Tour with Expert Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,088 reviews · 90 - 150 minutes · from $82

Enter the Musée d’Orsay with an accredited English-speaking guide and spend about 1 hour 45 minutes tracing the rise of Impressionism. Guides such as Anthony, Avi, Sarah, and Perrine are known for lively stories, clear art history, and skillful crowd navigation. Stay inside afterward to explore at your own pace.

“Our guide did a wonderful job, showing us the highlights of the collection, hoarding us through the crowds,answering all questions knowledgeably, and having a lovely disposition to boot! The earphones were quite helpful for our “older ears”.We would highly recommend. Thank you.”

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5.The Musée d’Orsay Guided Tour Orsay Museum Semi-Private 6ppl Max

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 904 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $144

Explore the Musée d’Orsay in a group of no more than six with an English-speaking guide. Follow Impressionism from Millet and Manet to Monet, Renoir, Degas, and Van Gogh, with reserved entry, family-friendly options, and morning, afternoon, or evening departures.

“We had Christophe as our guide and he was great. He moved at a good pace, shared really good information and kept it interesting for our kids, always making sure he answered any questions and kept the group involved.”

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6.Louvre & Musée d’Orsay Guided Museum Tour Semi-Private 6ppl Max

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 619 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $288

Meet your guide at the Louvre pyramid for a focused tour of the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Raphael, Delacroix, and other highlights. Then walk to the Musée d’Orsay for Impressionist works by Monet, Renoir, and Cézanne. Guides such as Alessandra, Belen, Marcel, and Hugo bring art history to life.

“As first time visitors to Paris, this is the best way to see these museums. Not only did we skip the line but Claudia, our guide, was very knowledgeable and fun to spend the day with. It does involve a lot of walking and climbing of stairs but I’d do it again in a NY minute.”

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7.Paris Musée d’Orsay Fully Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 556 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $71

Spend two focused hours at the Musée d’Orsay with an English-speaking guide and prebooked admission. Guides such as Avi, Amelie, Hugo, and Manuel bring Impressionist art to life through clear stories about artists, periods, and Paris. The tour ends where it begins, letting you continue exploring on your own.

“Fantastic museum. Avi was best tour guide I’ve ever experienced. Extremely knowledgeable very kind and welcoming Would highly recommend”

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8.Orsay Museum Daily Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 508 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $24Best value

Visit Paris’s Musée d’Orsay at your own pace with a $24.14 open ticket. Enter through dedicated Entrance C1 during opening hours, see the permanent collection and temporary exhibition, and allow two to four hours for Impressionist art, sculpture, photography, and the station’s famous clock.

“Incredible museum, it is very beautiful and easy to walk around with kids. Our favorite was the 5th floor.”

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9.Orsay Museum – Exclusive Guided Tour (Reserved Entry Included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 507 reviews · 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $144

Spend about 2.5 hours at the Musée d’Orsay with reserved entry and an English-speaking guide. Follow the road from Millet and Manet to Monet, Renoir, and Van Gogh, with morning, afternoon, or evening starts. Choose private service or a lower-cost semi-private group.

“Dina was an amazing tour guide! She was informative and entertaining and very engaging! She also did a wonderful job making sure we saw all of the highlights of the museum in an efficient way!”

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10.Orsay Museum and Rodin Museum Combo Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 470 reviews · 3 hours · from $53

Use one flexible combo ticket for the Musée d'Orsay and Musée Rodin. Enter Orsay through Entrance C1, then skip the regular line at Rodin. You get one visit to each museum, access to permanent and temporary displays, and up to three months to use the tickets.

“Unmissable. One of the great museums of Paris (and the world). Not sure if it is always so but the skip the queue ticket really worked. We were in within minutes. So it was money well spent.”

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11.Musée d’Orsay Ticket and Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 436 reviews · from $73

Meet your English-speaking guide at the rhinoceros statue outside Musée d’Orsay, then spend two hours with major works by Van Gogh, Monet, Manet, Gauguin, and Cézanne. Guides such as Ahmed, Hugo, Adam, and Karolina are praised for lively storytelling and clear art context.

“The guide was very knowledgeable and made the whole experience much more valuable. Overall a great experience”

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12.Orsay Museum Masterpieces Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 407 reviews · from $60

Meet your English-speaking art historian at the elephant statue, then spend two focused hours inside the former railway station that houses Paris’s Musée d’Orsay. See Van Gogh’s *Starry Night over the Rhône*, Renoir’s *Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette*, and major works by Monet, Manet, Degas, and Cézanne.

“Anais was very knowledgeable and kind. Despite the crowds, she navigated us in the museum successfully and also talked about the context history and personalities behind the art we are seeing. It was a great tour of the museum.”

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13.Orsay Museum Private or Small-Group Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 381 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $102

Spend about 90 minutes at Musée d’Orsay with an English-speaking guide who connects Impressionist artists, ideas, and technique. Guides such as Gonzalo and Afsaneh have earned special praise for clear storytelling. Choose private or small-group service, and purchase museum admission separately.

“Our tour guide was amazing..very caring, kept the kids engaged! However, purchasing tickets, communication from the local tour company wa very poor. We paid more than we should have for the tickets.”

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14.Best of Orsay Museum Small Group Tour with Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 237 reviews · 2 hours · from $102

Meet your guide by the elephant statue outside Musée d’Orsay for a two-hour small-group tour. See Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Degas, Rodin, and more while learning how a railway station became Paris’s home for Impressionist art.

“There were only three in our group, which was very helpful considering the overcrowding of the museum. Our guide, Blerta, was marvelous and knowledgeable. She began with the academics and the realists which set the stage for the development of Impressionism. The depth and breadth of her knowledge of the pieces and artists is exceptional; she does not drone on and is never boring. I would definitely request her if I return to the D’Orsay for sure!”

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15.Musée d’Orsay Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 204 reviews · from $55

Tour the Musée d’Orsay for 1.5 hours with an English-speaking guide, skip-the-line entry, and audio equipment. Learn how a former railway station became Paris’s home for Impressionist art, with works by Monet, Van Gogh, Renoir, Manet, and Cézanne. A Louvre add-on is also available.

“Tour was a bit rushed and he didn’t share a lot about the painting but he was very kind!”

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